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I suppose Thanksgiving is for 'mourning' to some indigenous races since they see it as the beginning of being overun with "illegal immigration" that never stopped.
Actually the celebration may the fault of these very same original Americans. According to Wikipedia(
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanksgiving ):
The Plymouth settlers (who came to be called "Pilgrims") set apart a holiday immediately after their first harvest in 1621. But apparently, even the Canadians beat us to this day of appreciation. The history of Thanksgiving in Canada goes back to an English explorer, Martin Frobisher in the year 1578. And even earlier by natives.
"It should be noted that the 1578 ceremony was not the first Thanksgiving as defined by First Nations tradition. Long before the time of Martin Frobisher, it was traditional in many First Nations cultures to offer an official giving of thanks during autumnal gatherings. In Haudenosaunee culture, Thanksgiving is a prayer recited to honor "The Three Sisters" (i.e., beans, corn, and squash) during the fall harvest."
So the eventually conquered stone agers were probably in a warm generous mood during this early social mixer. Until these nubile Europeans ran out of food and quite likely resorted to "requisition" tactics.
So while it's good that schools somewhat dispel myths, it's also good that organizations like
World Net Daily were formed to ferret out Liberal and other plots against us. Such as this Christmas story a few years ago (
http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=47330 ) :
Wal-Mart faces boycott for 'banning' Christmas
Nov. 10, 2005: When a Wal-Mart customer complained to the retailer that the store was replacing its "Merry Christmas" greeting with "Happy Holidays," she received a response from customer service that prompted calls by the Catholic League for a nationwide boycott.
"Walmart is a world wide organization and must remain conscious of this," the Wal-Mart representative replied. "The majority of the world still has different practices other than 'christmas' which is an ancient tradition that has its roots in Siberian shamanism. The colors associated with 'christmas' red and white are actually a representation of of the aminita mascera mushroom. Santa is also borrowed from the Caucuses, mistletoe from the Celts, yule log from the Goths, the time from the Visigoth and the tree from the worship of Baal. It is a wide wide world."
Catholic League president Bill Donohue pointed out that when using the company's online search engine, if the word "Hanukkah" is entered, 200 items for sale are returned. The term "Kwanzaa" yields 77. But when "Christmas" is entered, the message returned says: "We've brought you to our 'Holiday' page based on your search."
I think Ron is right. There are no holidays or joys that are not offensive to someone, somewhere.
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